Houthis tighten grip on Bab el-Mandeb – and African ports may lose out
Soaring fuel costs are tempting carriers back to Bab el-Mandeb, threatening west Africa’s mega-ship boom. Only a handful of deepwater hubs, and Djibouti, look set to gain.
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Soaring fuel costs are tempting carriers back to Bab el-Mandeb, threatening west Africa’s mega-ship boom. Only a handful of deepwater hubs, and Djibouti, look set to gain.
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- Length
- 27 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 25, 2026
- Byline
- Olivier Caslin
- Source
- The Africa Report